[Elecraft] K2 - "INFO 80 " problem

[Giuliano]

Thanks for everyone's help.
I cleaned the contacts on the microprocessor of the Control Board and RF 
Board and now the message seems to have disappeared
( INFO 80).
I checked the firmware version that is 1.04A (main) and 1:02 on I / O.
I think it is useful to update the firmware but can not find how to 
order the two microprocessors. How do I get them?
Thanks again
Giuliano I0CG
ITALY
Il 27/03/2014 14:28, Phil Wheeler ha scritto:
> Hi, Giuliano --
>
> Congratulations on your K2. Once you have it whipped into shape, 
> you'll find it to be a fine radio. Plus there's hardly anything in it 
> you cannot work on and fix yourself if you build kits like the K1.
>
> One of the K2 manual appendices is "Troubleshooting". You should give 
> that a look.
>
> Before you do any updates contact the previous owner and see if he can 
> provide a list of any updates which may have already been done. I have 
> #380 and back then the K2 was still a "work in progress" with most of 
> us doing updates incrementally as they were posted on the Elecraft 
> email reflector. For example, my K2 was something of a continual 
> project from July 1999 until June 2003, and I made *most* of the 
> changes identified during that period. Then I was away from my 
> obsessive focus on ham radio for close to ten years. When I started 
> using my K2/100 again I found that I had made most of the changes, but 
> there were some left to do -- and some I didn't need or want to do. I 
> made one of those changes I wanted earlier this month. Your seller of 
> the K2 may have made most of the changes already, or some of them or 
> none of them.
>
> If you've not been there, go to this page 
> http://www.elecraft.com/K2_Manual_Download_Page.htm#K2 and in 
> particular download this file 
> http://www.elecraft.com/manual/k2a2binstr.pdf  It provides a list of 
> the major changes in the basic (10 Watt) K2 and options.  See if you 
> can determine which have been done -- by asking the original owner or 
> inspection.
>
> You will probably want to update to the latest firmware, unless that's 
> already been done. You can determine several firmware versions by 
> using menu options from the front panel; others will require 
> disassembly and looking at the label on the chip.
>
> If you have the KPA100 there are other mods and updates which can be 
> done (there is an update kit and a mod kit for the KPA100).
>
> Have fun with your K2. I have the K3/P3 combo and find that the K2/100 
> still holds its own in that company.
>
> 73, Phil w7ox
>
> On 3/26/14, 11:02 PM, Giuliano wrote:
>> I bought a K2 SN 670 to complete my collection Elecraft.
>> I now have K1, K2 and K3 + P3.
>> The K2 serial number  is very low and I think some changes are 
>> essential and others less so. Can anyone tell me what mods are the 
>> really important?
>> I also have a problem that occurs very frequently: when I change band 
>> +/-, very often comes out "INFO 080". What can I do?
>> Thanks for the help
>> I0CG Italy
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